In this volume Carr assembles a series of papers that examine and analyze archaeological lithics from an “organization of technology” approach. This approach relates artifacts such as chipped stone tools and debitage to a variety of economic and social parameters that allow sound inferences concerning the dynamics of past cultures, thus relating data generated from lithic analysis to larger anthropological questions within an explicit theoretical framework. Rather than a static indicator of types of activities and the frequency with which they were carried out, chipped-stone assemblages are examined as a source of information concerning mobility, social strategies, subsistence, risk, and other aspects of behavior. The papers in this volume explore current methods and theories concerned with the organization of stone tool technology through a variety of studies covering theoretical questions, methods, and models in conjunction with the examination of particular archaeological data sets. The volume concludes with overviews and discussion of the successes of an “organization of technology” approach so far and of possible directions for future research in this area.

The Organization of North American Prehistoric Stone Tool Technologies (Archaeological Series, 7)

History

Carr, Philip J.

Americas

International Monographs in Prehistory

Clovis Technology (Archaeological Series)

This volume presents a detailed description and analysis of the technology of tool production in the Clovis, Paleoindian period of North American prehistory. Lithic technology is most exhaustively covered, but ivory, bone, antler, and tooth tool production is considered as well. In addition, microscopic analysis of a number of lithic tools provides indications of some of the uses to which these tools were put.

Bradley, Bruce A.

Collins, Michael B.

Hemmings, Andrew

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